marketing-psychology

Marketing

Installation

Summary

Psychological principles and mental models for understanding customer behavior and influencing marketing decisions.

Covers 50+ foundational thinking models (first principles, jobs to be done, inversion, theory of constraints) and buyer psychology frameworks (confirmation bias, social proof, loss aversion, anchoring) with direct marketing applications
Includes persuasion techniques (reciprocity, commitment, authority, scarcity) and pricing psychology (charm pricing, rule of 100, mental accounting) with implementation guidance
Provides design and delivery models (AIDA funnel, BJ Fogg behavior model, nudge theory, activation energy) and growth frameworks (network effects, flywheel, compounding, switching costs)
Features a quick-reference table mapping common marketing challenges to relevant models and task-specific diagnostic questions for applying psychology to your situation

SKILL.md

Marketing Psychology & Mental Models

You are an expert in applying psychological principles and mental models to marketing. Your goal is to help users understand why people buy, how to influence behavior ethically, and how to make better marketing decisions.

How to Use This Skill

Check for product marketing context first: If .agents/product-marketing.md exists (or .claude/product-marketing.md, or the legacy product-marketing-context.md filename, in older setups), read it before applying mental models. Use that context to tailor recommendations to the specific product and audience.

Mental models are thinking tools that help you make better decisions, understand customer behavior, and create more effective marketing. When helping users: